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Affirmative Insurance Holdings, Inc. Announces Fourth Quarter and Full Year Results for 2005.


ADDISON, Texas Addison is a city in Dallas County, Texas (USA). The population was 14,166 at the 2000 census. Addison is a northern suburb of Dallas. The city calls itself the Town of Addison but it is incorporated as a city.  -- Affirmative AFFIRMATIVE. Averring a fact to be true; that which is opposed to negative. (q.v.)
     2. It is a general rule of evidence that the affirmative of the issue must be proved. Bull. N. P. 298 ; Peake, Ev. 2.
     3.
 Insurance Holdings, Inc. (Nasdaq:AFFM AFFM Adoptive and Foster Families of Maine (Old Town, Maine)
AFFM Air Flow Field Modification
), a producer and provider of personal non-standard automobile automobile, self-propelled vehicle used for travel on land. The term is commonly applied to a four-wheeled vehicle designed to carry two to six passengers and a limited amount of cargo, as contrasted with a truck, which is designed primarily for the transportation of  insurance, today announced financial results for the quarter and year ended December December: see month.  31, 2005.

Key Financial Results for Fourth Quarter and Year Ended December 31, 2005
Three months ended          Twelve months ended
                       December 31,                December 31,
                 2005    2004    % Change    2005    2004    % Change
                ------- -------- ---------  ------- -------- ---------
                        Restated                    Restated
                     (dollars in millions, except per share data)
Gross premiums
 written         $67.3    $63.2       6.6%  $321.2   $281.7      14.0%
Net premiums
 written         $65.9    $56.7      16.3%  $315.5   $215.3      46.6%
Net premiums
 earned          $74.9    $53.1      41.1%  $297.8   $194.3      53.2%
Total revenues   $92.1    $83.7      10.0%  $381.5   $323.3      18.0%
Net income       $(1.1)    $5.7    -119.0%   $18.3    $24.4     -25.1%
Net income per
 common share -
 diluted        $(0.07)   $0.33    -121.2%   $1.14    $1.72     -33.7%


Full Year Financial Results

For the twelve months ended December 31, 2005, net income was $18.3 million or $1.14 per diluted di·lute  
tr.v. di·lut·ed, di·lut·ing, di·lutes
1. To make thinner or less concentrated by adding a liquid such as water.

2. To lessen the force, strength, purity, or brilliance of, especially by admixture.
 share, compared to net income of $24.4 million or $1.72 net income per diluted share for the twelve months ended December 31, 2004. There were certain one time charges in the fourth quarter of 2005 related to the change in senior management, as discussed below, that reduced pre-tax pre-tax adjanterior al impuesto

pre-tax adjavant impôt(s)

pre-tax adjal lordo d'imposta 
 income by approximately ap·prox·i·mate  
adj.
1. Almost exact or correct: the approximate time of the accident.

2.
 $7.2 million.

The weighted average diluted shares outstanding for 2005 were 16.0 million as compared to 14.2 million for 2004. In July July: see month.  2004, we completed an initial public offering of 5.1 million shares and, in June June: see month.  2005, acquired 2.0 million shares of treasury stock.

Consolidated con·sol·i·date  
v. con·sol·i·dat·ed, con·sol·i·dat·ing, con·sol·i·dates

v.tr.
1. To unite into one system or whole; combine:
 revenues for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2005, were $381.5 million as compared to restated revenues of $323.3 million for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2004, an increase of 18.0%. The increase was primarily due to our increased retention of gross premiums written When a non-life insurance company closes a contract to provide insurance against loss, the revenues (premiums) expected to be received over the life of the contract are called gross premiums written.  as a result of the increased surplus in our insurance companies. Gross premiums written increased by 14.0% to $321.2 million, while net premiums written increased 46.6% to $315.5 million. The increase was due to our retention of 98.2% of gross premiums written in 2005 as compared to only 76.4% in 2004.

For the year ended December 31, 2005, our consolidated financial statements Consolidated Financial Statements

The combined financial statements of a parent company and its subsidiaries.

Notes:
Because consolidated financial statements present an aggregated look at the financial position of a parent and its subsidiaries, they enable you to gauge
 reflect $79.6 million in commission income and fees, as compared to $126.7 million in the year ended December 31, 2004. This 37.2% decrease on a reported consolidated basis was directly related to our significantly increased retention of business written and assumed by our insurance companies. In our agencies, we earn commission income and fees that are based on written premiums. In consolidation, we eliminate the agencies' commission income and fees earned on business that our insurance companies retain. Therefore, when we retain a higher percentage of our written premiums, as we did in 2005 as compared to 2004, we eliminate a greater portion of the agencies' commission income and fees, thereby reducing our reported consolidated commission income and fees. Our net premiums earned increase to reflect the revenue on the greater proportion of the business retained by us.

Fourth Quarter Financial Results

In the fourth quarter of 2005, we had a net loss of $1.1 million or $0.07 loss per diluted share, as compared to the net income of $5.7 million or $0.33 income per diluted share for the same period in 2004. The loss was due to one-time one-time
adj.
1. or one·time
a. Occurring or undertaken only once: a one-time winner in 1995.

b.
 charges in the fourth quarter described below in detail, including expenses incurred related to separation agreements with former executives, losses incurred from the sale of securities to better position our investment portfolio and expenses incurred for the cost of litigation An action brought in court to enforce a particular right. The act or process of bringing a lawsuit in and of itself; a judicial contest; any dispute.

When a person begins a civil lawsuit, the person enters into a process called litigation.
 brought by us against a third party.

Weighted average diluted shares outstanding for the fourth quarter were 15.3 million compared to 17.1 million for the year-ago period, largely as a result of our acquisition of 2.0 million shares of treasury stock in June 2005.

Revenues for the three months ended December 31, 2005 were $92.1 million, an increase of $8.4 million or 10.0% compared to restated revenues of $83.7 million for the three months ended December 31, 2004. The increase was primarily due to our increased retention of gross premiums written as a result of the increased surplus in our insurance companies. While gross premiums written increased by 6.6% to $67.3 million, net premiums written increased 16.3% to $65.9 million due to our increased retention percentage.

Overview of Fourth Quarter Events Affecting Financial Results

The fourth quarter of 2005 was a period of significant change for us. In early November November: see month. , the board of directors was reconstituted to reflect the majority ownership position of New Affirmative LLC (Logical Link Control) See "LANs" under data link protocol.

LLC - Logical Link Control
. This ownership position included the shares formerly owned by Vesta Vesta, in astronomy
Vesta (vĕs`tə), in astronomy, fourth asteroid to be discovered. It was found in 1807 by H. Olbers. It is the third largest asteroid, with a diameter of c.326 mi (525 km). Its average distance from the sun is 2.
 Insurance Group, Inc. that were acquired by New Affirmative during the summer of 2005. Shortly thereafter, we entered into separation agreements with the former CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board.  and with the former CFO See Chief Financial Officer.  in connection with their resignations. The agreed upon Adj. 1. agreed upon - constituted or contracted by stipulation or agreement; "stipulatory obligations"
stipulatory

noncontroversial, uncontroversial - not likely to arouse controversy
 payments for severance The act of dividing, or the state of being divided.

The term severance has unique meanings in different branches of the law. Courts use the term in both civil and criminal litigation in two ways: first, when dividing a lawsuit into two or more parts, and second, when
 and non-competition provisions provided by these two agreements, along with a similar agreement with a former junior manager, resulted in an increase in the fourth quarter expenses of $2.8 million, including $2.7 million in employee compensation and $122,000 in amortization of the non-competition value. Moreover we incurred additional expenses of approximately $0.3 million in the fourth quarter related to replacing the former executives.

The newly constituted board of directors created an investment committee in December 2005. The investment committee determined that our investment portfolio should be repositioned into shorter term maturity investments and identified the securities to be liquidated DAMAGES, LIQUIDATED, contracts. When the parties to a contract stipulate for the payment of a certain sum, as a satisfaction fixed and agreed upon by them, for the not doing of certain things particularly mentioned in the agreement, the sum so fixed upon is called liquidated damages. (q.v.  as part of the repositioning repositioning Laparoscopic surgery The changing of a Pt's position during a procedure to improve access or visualization of the operative field, which may be linked to complications, as it changes anatomic planes of operation. Cf Laparoscopic surgery. , which resulted in a loss of $1.7 million in the fourth quarter. After December 31, 2005, the identified securities were liquidated, resulting in an additional loss of $0.4 million that will be recorded in the first quarter of 2006.

In December 2005, we evaluated the status of an on-going Adj. 1. on-going - currently happening; "an ongoing economic crisis"
ongoing

current - occurring in or belonging to the present time; "current events"; "the current topic"; "current negotiations"; "current psychoanalytic theories"; "the ship's current position"
 software development project that was significantly behind schedule and over budget. Our evaluation resulted in legal action against the software vendor for failing to meet the terms of the development and license agreement and breaching the contract, among other things. We have initiated litigation against the vendor and are seeking relief to the full extent possible but we determined that approximately $2.4 million, representing all of the costs capitalized Capitalized

Recorded in asset accounts and then depreciated or amortized, as is appropriate for expenditures for items with useful lives longer than one year.
 on this project, should be expensed in the fourth quarter of 2005.

Restatement Restatement

A revision in a company's earlier financial statements.

Notes:
The need for restating financial figures can result from fraud, misrepresentation, or a simple clerical error.


We have restated our previously issued financial statements to correct consolidating elimination entries made in prior periods that were not in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles The standard accounting rules, regulations, and procedures used by companies in maintaining their financial records.

Generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) provide companies and accountants with a consistent set of guidelines that cover both broad accounting
, to correct the allocation The apportionment or designation of an item for a specific purpose or to a particular place.

In the law of trusts, the allocation of cash dividends earned by a stock that makes up the principal of a trust for a beneficiary usually means that the dividends will be treated as
 of premium revenue among the first three quarters of 2005 and to record a receivable from Vesta on the December 31, 2003 and 2004 balance sheets. In aggregate, the restatement had no effect on net income or shareholders' equity Shareholders' Equity

A firms' total assets minus its total liabilities. Equivalently, it is share capital plus retained earnings minus treasury shares. Shareholders' equity is the amount by which a company is financed through common and preferred shares.
 for the annual periods restated. The erroneous erroneous adj. 1) in error, wrong. 2) not according to established law, particularly in a legal decision or court ruling.  elimination entries had no effect on reported net income, earnings per share, invested assets or stockholders' equity Stockholders' Equity

The portion of the balance sheet that includes capital received from investors in exchange for stock (paid-in capital), donated capital, and retained earnings. This is equal to total assets minus liabilities, preferred stock and intangible assets.
, but did have the effect of materially understating gross revenues and expenses and misstating certain assets and liabilities. The misallocation of premium revenue among the first three quarters of 2005 had no effect of year-end year-end also year·end
n.
The end of a year.

adj.
Occurring or done at the end of the year: a year-end audit.

Noun 1.
 2005 revenues or income. The audited consolidated financial statements as of December 31, 2003 and 2004 and for the year ended December 31, 2004 and the previously issued unaudited interim consolidated financial statements as of and for the quarters and year to date periods ended March 31, 2005, June 30, 2005, and September September: see month.  30, 2005 have been restated. All financial information in this announcement gives effect to the restatement.

Internal Control over Financial Reporting

On March 16, 2006, we filed a Form 12b-25 requesting an additional 15 days to complete the filing of our Annual Report on Form 10-K Form 10-K

A report required by the SEC from exchange-listed companies that provides for annual disclosure of certain financial information.


Form 10-K

See 10-K.
 to allow time for us to finalize fi·nal·ize  
tr.v. fi·nal·ized, fi·nal·iz·ing, fi·nal·iz·es
To put into final form; complete or conclude: "They have jointly agreed ...
 our review of certain accounting matters relating to relating to relate prepconcernant

relating to relate prepbezüglich +gen, mit Bezug auf +acc 
 financial statement presentation as well as our assessment related to the internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2005. We are required by the Sarbanes-Oxley Act See SOX.  of 2002 to provide, for the first time, management's assessment of our internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2005, in the 2005 Form 10-K. On March 16, 2006, we disclosed that management had determined that, as a result of several material weaknesses, our internal control over financial reporting was not effective as of December 31, 2005.

A material weakness is a control deficiency A shortage or insufficiency. The amount by which federal Income Tax due exceeds the amount reported by the taxpayer on his or her return; also, the amount owed by a taxpayer who has not filed a return. , or combination of control deficiencies, that results in more than a remote likelihood that a material misstatement mis·state  
tr.v. mis·stat·ed, mis·stat·ing, mis·states
To state wrongly or falsely.



mis·statement n.
 of the annual or interim financial statements will not be prevented or detected. The existence of one or more material weaknesses as of December 31, 2005, precludes a conclusion by management that our internal control over financial reporting was effective as of that date.

Management has concluded that the control deficiency that resulted in the restatement of the previously filed 2004 annual and 2005 quarterly financial statements is a material weakness. Specifically, management did not maintain effective controls over the elimination of intercompany transactions Intercompany transaction

Transaction carried out between two units of the same corporation.
.

Moreover, we also disclosed on March 16, 2006, that in the course of our assessment of internal control over financial reporting we had identified some reconciling items were not adequately resolved during 2005 including approximately $10 million in premiums and fees receivable. Those reconciling items have now been satisfactorily resolved. However, this control deficiency resulted in the restatement of the 2003 and 2004 year end balance sheets to record a $7.2 million receivable from Vesta. Our failure to resolve all reconciling items on a timely basis in 2005 represents a material weakness in internal control over financial reporting as we did not maintain effective controls over the accuracy and completeness of the reconciliation of certain balance sheet accounts.

We have also determined that we did not maintain effective controls over access to, and changes in, our information technology systems' operational and financial applications data. Our information technology systems are dispersed dis·perse  
v. dis·persed, dis·pers·ing, dis·pers·es

v.tr.
1.
a. To drive off or scatter in different directions: The police dispersed the crowd.

b.
 with many diverse information technology applications throughout the organization's decentralized de·cen·tral·ize  
v. de·cen·tral·ized, de·cen·tral·iz·ing, de·cen·tral·iz·es

v.tr.
1. To distribute the administrative functions or powers of (a central authority) among several local authorities.
 structure. Although these control deficiencies did not result in any adjustments to the 2005 annual or interim consolidated financial statements, we have determined that they represent a material weakness in internal control over financial reporting.

All of the above material weaknesses have been, or are being, addressed by management and are in various stages of remediation as disclosed in more detail in our Form 10-K.

Comment about Trade Ratio Calculations

In the past, we have employed trade ratio calculations (loss ratio, expense ratio, and combined ratio) that are different from those used by other companies engaged in the private passenger automobile insurance business. We have historically calculated our ratios based on our insurance segment results with fee income included in the divisor divisor - A quantity that evenly divides another quantity.

Unless otherwise stated, use of this term implies that the quantities involved are integers. (For non-integers, the more general term factor may be more appropriate.)

Example: 3 is a divisor of 15.
. The more widely used industry calculation is based on consolidated results and includes all other sources of income as a reduction in the dividend, with the divisor consisting of earned premium Earned premium is the portion of an insurance written premium which is considered "earned" by the insurer, based on the part of the policy period that the insurance has been in effect, and during which the insurer has been exposed to loss.  only. Our methodology has caused our loss ratio to appear lower and expense ratio to appear higher than would have been the case had we employed the more widely used method of calculation. Beginning with the current quarter's earnings release and the Annual Report on Form 10-K, our trade ratios are computed on the more widely used methodology using our consolidated financial results. We believe that utilizing the more widely used methodology will make it easier for investors to compare our performance with other industry participants.

For the year ended December 31, 2005, our loss and loss adjustment expense ratio was 64.2% as compared to 66.4% in the prior year. This improvement reflects decreases in our overall loss and loss adjustment expense ratio for both our owned and non-owned programs due to favorable fa·vor·a·ble  
adj.
1. Advantageous; helpful: favorable winds.

2. Encouraging; propitious: a favorable diagnosis.

3.
 loss ratio development in the current period.

For the year ended December 31, 2005, our expense ratio was 26.3% as compared to 13.2% in the prior year. This increase in our expense ratio reflects the effect of the widely used industry calculation method that offsets our expenses with our other sources of revenue in the dividend, with the divisor consisting of only net premiums earned. As described above, the other sources of revenue (commission income and fees) included in our consolidated financial statements decreased to $79.6 million in 2005 from $126.7 million in 2004 as a result of the elimination entries related to our increased retention of business produced.

Guidance

We have decided to suspend the practice of providing forward-looking for·ward-look·ing
adj.
Concerned with or making provision for the future: forward-looking educators; a forward-looking corporate plan.

Adj. 1.
 guidance.

Supplemental Information

To provide a more complete understanding of our financial results, supplemental financial data will be posted on the investor relations Investor relations

The process by which the corporation communicates with its investors.
 portion of our Web site, www.affirmativeholdings.com.

Conference Call

We will conduct a conference call to discuss 2005 fourth quarter and year-end financial results starting at 4:00 p.m. Eastern time, 3:00 p.m. Central time on April 13, 2006. Following a brief presentation, participants will have the opportunity to ask questions. To participate in the call, dial 1-866-770-7051 and use pass code 33869543. The international dial-in number is 617-213-8064.

A real-time 1. real-time - Describes an application which requires a program to respond to stimuli within some small upper limit of response time (typically milli- or microseconds). Process control at a chemical plant is the classic example.  audio webcast of the conference call can be accessed by visiting our Web site at http://www.affirmativeholdings.com. Click on the "investor relations" link where an audio link is provided. Individuals accessing the audio webcast will be "listen only" and will not have the ability to take part in the Q&A session.

A replay of the call will be made available approximately one hour after the conclusion of the call. Interested individuals can access the webcast replay at http://www.affirmativeholdings.com by clicking on the webcast link. The webcast replay will be available for 30 days from the date of the call. A phone replay will be available through April 27, 2006 and may be accessed by dialing 1-888-286-8010 (international dial 1-617-801-6888), pass code 82425872.
Affirmative Insurance Holdings, Inc.
          Consolidated Statements of Operations - Unaudited
            (dollars in thousands, except per share data)

                                      Three months ended December 31,
                                        2005        2004     % Change
                                     ----------- ----------- ---------
                                                  Restated
Revenues
Net premiums earned                     $74,878     $53,065      41.1%
Commission income and fees               17,192      29,666     -42.0%
Net investment income                     1,673         938      78.4%
Realized gains (losses)                  (1,676)          1        NM
                                     ----------- -----------
  Total revenues                         92,067      83,670      10.0%
                                     ----------- -----------
Expenses
Losses and loss adjustment expenses      48,074      33,644      42.9%
Selling, general and administrative
 expenses                                43,886      38,873      12.9%
Depreciation and amortization             1,273       1,207       5.5%
Interest expense                          1,016          62        NM
                                     ----------- -----------
  Total expenses                         94,249      73,786      27.7%
                                     ----------- -----------
  Net income before income taxes,
   minority interest and equity
   interest in unconsolidated
   subsidiaries                          (2,182)      9,884    -122.1%
Income tax expense                       (1,194)      3,651    -132.7%
Minority interest, net of income
 taxes                                       96         223     -57.0%
Equity interest in unconsolidated
 subsidiaries, net of income taxes           --         317        NM
                                     ----------- -----------
  Net income (loss)                     $(1,084)     $5,693    -119.0%
                                     =========== ===========

  Net income (loss) per common share
   - Basic                               $(0.07)      $0.34    -120.6%
                                     =========== ===========

  Net income (loss) per common share
   - Diluted                             $(0.07)      $0.33    -121.2%
                                     =========== ===========

  Weighted average shares outstanding
   - Basic                           15,167,658  16,836,663      -9.9%
  Weighted average shares outstanding
   - Diluted                         15,288,847  17,130,371     -10.8%

Operational Information
Gross premiums written                  $67,329     $63,188       6.6%
Net premiums written                    $65,922     $56,676      16.3%
  Percentage retained                      97.9%       89.7%

Loss Ratio                                 64.2%       63.4%
Expense Ratio                              37.4%       19.6%
                                     ----------- -----------
  Combined Ratio                          101.6%       83.0%
                                     =========== ===========



                 Affirmative Insurance Holdings, Inc.
                Consolidated Statements of Operations
            (dollars in thousands, except per share data)

                                     Twelve months ended December 31,
                                        2005        2004     % Change
                                     ----------- ----------- ---------
                                                  Restated
Revenues
Net premiums earned                    $297,799    $194,341      53.2%
Commission income and fees               79,615     126,679     -37.2%
Net investment income                     5,730       2,327     146.2%
Realized gains (losses)                  (1,665)         (8)       NM
                                     ----------- -----------
  Total revenues                        381,479     323,339      18.0%
                                     ----------- -----------
Expenses
Losses and loss adjustment expenses     191,208     128,969      48.3%
Selling, general and administrative
 expenses                               153,805     148,095       3.9%
Depreciation and amortization             4,207       4,218      -0.3%
Interest expense                          3,515         588     497.8%
                                     ----------- -----------
  Total expenses                        352,735     281,870      25.1%
                                     ----------- -----------
  Net income before income taxes,
   minority interest and equity
   interest in unconsolidated
   subsidiaries                          28,744      41,469     -30.7%
Income tax expense                        9,767      15,319     -36.2%
Minority interest, net of income
 taxes                                      672         804     -16.4%
Equity interest in unconsolidated
 subsidiaries, net of income taxes           --         913        NM
                                     ----------- -----------
  Net income                            $18,305     $24,433     -25.1%
                                     =========== ===========

  Net income per common share - basic     $1.16       $1.74     -33.4%
                                     =========== ===========

  Net income per common share -
   diluted                                $1.14       $1.72     -33.7%
                                     =========== ===========

  Weighted average shares outstanding
   - basic                           15,774,387  14,018,530      12.5%
  Weighted average shares outstanding
   - diluted                         15,993,073  14,213,682      12.5%

Operational Information
Gross premiums written                 $321,204    $281,725      14.0%
Net premiums written                   $315,498    $215,256      46.6%
  Percentage retained                      98.2%       76.4%

Loss Ratio                                 64.2%       66.4%
Expense Ratio                              26.3%       13.2%
                                     ----------- -----------
  Combined Ratio                           90.5%       79.6%
                                     =========== ===========



                 Affirmative Insurance Holdings, Inc.
                Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets
       (dollars in thousands, except share and per share data)

                                                December    December
                                                   31,         31,
Assets                                            2005        2004
---------------------------------------------- ----------- -----------
Fixed maturities - available for sale            $210,273    $157,666
Short-term investments                                477       1,995
                                               ----------- -----------
  Total invested assets                           210,750     159,661
Cash and cash equivalents                          48,037      24,096
Fiduciary and restricted cash                      29,689      16,267
Premiums and fees receivable                       81,680     104,361
Commissions receivable                              2,144       8,429
Receivable from reinsurers                         28,137      75,403
Deferred acquisition costs                         24,453      19,118
Deferred tax asset, net                            14,866       6,637
Goodwill and other intangible assets, net          80,616      85,791
Other assets                                       23,753      21,859
                                               ----------- -----------
    Total assets                                 $544,125    $521,622
                                               =========== ===========
Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity
----------------------------------------------
Liabilities
  Reserves for losses and loss adjustment
   expenses                                       126,940      93,030
  Unearned premium                                 97,344      90,695
  Amounts due reinsurers                            8,715      42,093
  Deferred revenue                                 27,101      24,478
  Notes payable                                    56,702      30,928
  Other liabilities                                27,361      35,092
                                               ----------- -----------
    Total liabilities                             344,163     316,316
                                               ----------- -----------
Stockholders' equity
  Common stock                                        175         168
  Additional paid-in capital                      158,904     151,752
  Treasury stock, at cost                         (28,746)         --
  Accumulated other comprehensive income
   (loss)                                            (529)        251
  Retained earnings                                70,158      53,135
                                               ----------- -----------
    Total stockholders' equity                    199,962     205,306
                                               ----------- -----------
    Total liabilities and stockholders' equity   $544,125    $521,622
                                               =========== ===========


Notes payable as % of capitalization                 22.1%       13.1%
Actual shares outstanding                      15,432,557  16,838,519
Book value per share                               $12.96      $12.19
Tangible book value per share                       $7.73       $7.10


Forward-Looking Statements forward-looking statement

A projected financial statement based on management expectations. A forward-looking statement involves risks with regard to the accuracy of assumptions underlying the projections.
 Disclosure

Certain information in this news release and other statements or materials are not historical facts but are forward-looking statements relating to such matters as future results of our business, financial condition, liquidity, results of operations, plans, and objectives. In connection with the "safe harbor Safe Harbor

1. A legal provision to reduce or eliminate liability as long as good faith is demonstrated.

2. A form of shark repellent implemented by a target company acquiring a business that is so poorly regulated that the target itself is less attractive.
" provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (PSLRA) implemented several significant substantive changes affecting certain cases brought under the federal securities laws, including changes related to pleading, discovery, liability, class representation and awards fees and  of 1995, we provide the following cautionary remarks regarding important factors that, among others, could cause our actual results and experience to differ materially from the anticipated results or other expectations expressed in our forward-looking statements. The risks and uncertainties that may affect the operations, performance, results of our business, and the other matters referred to above include, but are not limited to: general volatility of the non-standard personal automobile and reinsurance The contract made between an insurance company and a third party to protect the insurance company from losses. The contract provides for the third party to pay for the loss sustained by the insurance company when the company makes a payment on the original contract.  markets; the market price of our common stock; changes in business strategy; severe weather conditions; availability, terms and deployment of capital; the degree and nature of competitor product and pricing activity; changes in the non-standard personal automobile insurance industry, interest rates or the general economy; identification and integration of potential acquisitions; claims experience; and availability of qualified personnel.

About Affirmative Insurance Holdings, Inc.

Headquartered in Addison, Texas, Affirmative Insurance Holdings, Inc. is a producer and provider of personal non-standard automobile insurance policies to individual consumers in highly targeted geographic markets. We currently offer products and services in 13 states, including Texas, Illinois Illinois, river, United States
Illinois, river, 273 mi (439 km) long, formed by the confluence of the Des Plaines and Kankakee rivers, NE Ill., and flowing SW to the Mississippi at Grafton, Ill. It is an important commercial and recreational waterway.
, California California (kăl'ĭfôr`nyə), most populous state in the United States, located in the Far West; bordered by Oregon (N), Nevada and, across the Colorado River, Arizona (E), Mexico (S), and the Pacific Ocean (W).  and Florida Florida, state, United States
Florida (flôr`ĭdə, flŏr`–), state in the extreme SE United States. A long, low peninsula between the Atlantic Ocean (E) and the Gulf of Mexico (W), Florida is bordered by Georgia and
.
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